Violence and mental health: Perspectives from the World Health Organization's World Report on Violence and Health

International Journal of Mental Health

Volumn 32, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 20-35

  Mercy, James A ^a   Butchart, Alexander ^b   Dahlberg, Linda L ^a   Zwi, Anthony B ^c   Krug, Etienne G ^b  

^a CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

^b WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION   (Switzerland)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHILD ABUSE; DEPRESSION; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DOCUMENTATION; EXPOSURE; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HOMICIDE; HUMAN; INFANTICIDE; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MENTAL DISEASE; MENTAL HEALTH; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; PREVENTION; PREVENTIVE MEDICINE; PROPHYLAXIS; PUBLIC HEALTH; REVIEW; SAFETY; SUICIDAL BEHAVIOR; SUICIDE; VIOLENCE; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

EID: 0042377594     PISSN: 00207411     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00207411.2003.11449577     Document Type: Review

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